Born in New York City in 1998, Traci Johnson is a textile and installation artist whose work explores Black spirituality, queer identity, ancestry, and the idea of sanctuary. Drawing from their religious upbringing and Black diasporic traditions, Johnson creates spaces that consider how connection and belonging can help us imagine a freer utopia.

Their Safe Space installations expand their textile practice into environments where viewers can gather and heal. Through textiles, sculpture, ritual, and found materials, Johnson reimagines sanctuary as something that can be built and brought into reality.

Johnson received a BFA from the Fashion Institute of Technology and has exhibited at institutions including the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), Canada Gallery, and the Moore College of Art and Design. Their recent commissions include a Safe Space installation for MTA/Chashama at the 50th Street Subway Station. Johnson is currently expanding their practice through large scale public installations that bring their interest in ritual, community, and sanctuary into shared spaces.